NBC SPORTS GROUP’S PRESS PASS – WHAT TO WATCH JUNE 27 – JUNE 29, 2014

The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the Communications team. “The Pass” provides upcoming listings and programming details.

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NBCSN’s presentation of the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series from Houston begins Saturday at 2 p.m. ET with qualifying, leading into live coverage of Race 1 at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage of Race 2 from Houston will air on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Lead IndyCar and Formula One announcer Leigh Diffey will call the Grand Prix of Houston, and will be joined by Paul Tracy and Steve Matchett (analysts), and Jon Beekhuis, Kelli Stavast, Kevin Lee and Robin Miller reporting from the pits.

NBC Sports Group will present six hours of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Tennessee National coverage from Muddy Creek Raceway in Blountville, Tenn. on Saturday. NBC’s live presentation of the 450 Class of Moto 2 begins at 3 p.m. ET. An encore presentation will air Sunday, at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

NBCSN will present live coverage of the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft tonight at 7 p.m. ET from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. For the 52nd time, teams and executives will come together to select the next generation of hockey players.

GOLF COVERAGE

Golf Channel’s live coverage of the PGA Tour’s Quicken Loans National continues Saturday with the third round at 1 p.m. ET, and concludes with final round coverage Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Coverage of the BMW International Open on Golf Channel continues Saturday with the third round at 7:30 a.m. ET, and concludes with final round coverage Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ET.

Golf Channel’s Mike Ritz hosts from the studio in Orlando, and will be joined by Dominik Holyer (play by play), Denis Hutchinson (analyst), and Julian Tutt (on course) to call the action from Germany.

Live coverage of the Walmart NW Championship on Golf Channel begins tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Saturday with the third round at 5 p.m. ET, and concludes with the final round Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.

Golf Channel’s coverage of the United Leasing Championship continues tonight with second round coverage at 7 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Saturday with the third round at 7 p.m. ET, and concludes with the final round Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.

NBC Sports Group will present more than 24 hours of coverage of the Dew Tour Beach Championships this week from Ocean City, Md., including four hours of live television coverage on NBC, three hours on NBCSN, and more than 17 hours of digital content live streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra and DewTour.com.

NBCSN’s live coverage of the “Breeders Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re in,” begins Saturday, at 7 p.m. ET. The 75th Gold Cup, run at 1 ¼ miles for 3-year-olds and up, will be the second of 11 live telecasts (18 races) under the “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series” banner on NBC and NBCSN.

NBCSN’s Major League Soccer coverage this weekend features the California Clasico, when the San Jose Earthquakes host rivals LA Galaxy on Saturday, June 28, at 10:30 p.m. ET from Stanford Stadium in Stanford, Calif.

NBC Sports Group’s John Strong (play-by-play) will call the match. Joining Strong will be former English footballer Robbie Mustoe (analyst) and Russ Thaler (host).

The documentary tells the story of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini, whose lightweight world championship was an accomplishment his father aspired to before him, and whose fatal 14-round victory over Korean boxer Duk-Koo Kim led to the decline of Mancini’s budding career.

The Good Son chronicles the extraordinary history of both Mancini and Kim as well as the personal developments three decades after the fight that ended Kim’s life, including Mancini’s grief, guilt, retirement and subsequent redemption as he meets Ji Wan, Kim’s son who was born shortly after the fight.